Chronic malnutrition of children under 5 years of age

By 2030, the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene and the other sectoral ministries (Agriculture, Social Protection) with the support of their partners, are committed to reducing the prevalence of chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years of age to below 20%, by strengthening the implementation of specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions. in the Savannah and Kara regions; to ensure the promotion of IYCF in health facilities and at the community level; to ensure coverage of vitamin A supplementation actions and the deworming of children; to ensure, within the framework of the Food System Resilience Program (FSRP) project, the implementation of the actions carried out by the nutrition division (food processing; IGA for women; promotion of nutrition and hygiene, distribution of inputs for nutritious production by women (e.g. orange-fleshed sweet potato vines); improve access to drinking water and sanitation in line with the PANSEA.